The course will present a unique opportunity for students and young researchers to get exposure to the latest advancements in the field of metamaterials and to meet the leading experts in this explosively developing field. The lectures will be delivered by key speakers of the Congress.

The topic of this two-day school is

Bringing gain to metamaterials

Confirmed lecturers:

Mikhail Noginov (Plasmonic structures with gain)

Mark Stockman (Implications of causality on metamaterial losses; The Spaser)

The school aims at advanced and/or graduate students who are already familiar with the basic concepts of metamaterials. The school addresses a current hot and partially controversial topic in the field, namely the possibility of completely compensating losses. This topic can be separated into two parts: (i) Fundamental limitations imposed by causality and (ii) issues of self-consistency when adding gain media to a metamaterial.

The format is composed of only very few lecturers and aims at stimulating lively discussions with the students rather than just being additional talks to the conference. Students will be asked to prepare statements in groups and present these in front of the audience.

Student registration fee is starting from 50 euro, including school dinner and lunches! See details under "Registration". School registration is combined with the registration to the conference (it is possible to attend only school and pay only the school fee).